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Here’s What Ocasio-Cortez Told Matt Gaetz During Speaker Vote
Daily Caller ^ | January 03, 2023 5:48 PM ET | NICOLE SILVERIO MEDIA REPORTER

Posted on 01/04/2023 5:44:27 AM PST by Red Badger

Reps. Matt Gaetz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz told Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about a possible Democrat-led bail-out during Tuesday’s House vote, according to The Intercept.

Inaudible footage showed Gaetz and Ocasio-Cortez speaking to each other during the vote for the new House speaker. Gaetz, an opponent of Speaker-designate McCarthy, told Ocasio-Cortez that McCarthy believed Democrats would bail him out, allowing him to win the speakership, The Intercept reported.

Ocasio-Cortez assured Gaetz her party would not vote in favor of McCarthy, and that she’d spoken to other Democrats who backed her answer, according to The Intercept.

“McCarthy was suggesting he could get Dems to walk away to lower his threshold,” Ocasio-Cortez told the Intercept. “And I fact checked and said absolutely not.”

Ocasio-Cortez was later seen having a discussion with Republican Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar about reports of a possible adjournment, The Intercept reported.

McCarthy has not been able to garner the 218 votes required to obtain the gavel in the 118th Congress. The Congress was forced to cast a third ballot — a phenomenon that has not occurred since December 1923 — with McCarthy accruing 203 votes in the first two ballots, and 202 in the third.

Republican Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs unsuccessfully challenged McCarthy in the first round, receiving ten votes. Gaetz and Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy then nominated Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan to challenge McCarthy on the second and third ballots. Jordan received the votes of all 19 Republicans who opposed McCarthy.

Democratic New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries won the 212 votes necessary to step into his party’s leadership role, marking the first time since 2007 that a Democratic leader has earned the support of every member of their party.


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: 118thcongress; andybiggs; aoc; arizona; chiproy; florida; footshooters; hakeemjeffries; jimjordan; kevinmccarthy; mattgaetz; newyork; occasionalcortex; ohio; paulgosar; texas
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1 posted on 01/04/2023 5:44:27 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Is Admiral Akbar a available for comment?


2 posted on 01/04/2023 5:47:48 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Red Badger

McCarthy should take the hint

He’s had 3 votes, and he lost all 3.

Jim Jordan would get ALL of the GOP. On the first ballot.

(who would vote against him?)


3 posted on 01/04/2023 5:48:01 AM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare its ? And the ambassador to Ukraineelf)
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To: Red Badger

That woman is worse than Pelosi.


4 posted on 01/04/2023 5:48:10 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Organic Panic

My question is:

Why is Gaetz hitting on AOC?.................


5 posted on 01/04/2023 5:48:38 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Organic Panic

Man if anybody but Gaetz spoke to AOC about anything, all hell would break loose.


6 posted on 01/04/2023 5:49:48 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 democratic )
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To: Red Badger

We need a MILITARY LEADER!! One who has FOUGHT the ENEMY!!


7 posted on 01/04/2023 5:50:02 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Red Badger

“McCarthy was suggesting he could get Dems to walk away to lower his threshold,” Ocasio-Cortez told the Intercept. “And I fact checked and said absolutely not.”

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I believe that whole-heartedly and I am a bit surprised it didn’t happen yesterday.


8 posted on 01/04/2023 5:50:20 AM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: Red Badger

Don’t rule the Democrats pushing him over the top just yet. This has all the makings of the Uniparty coming together to beat out the “insane right wingers”:in the name of “the people’s business” so these brave conservatives can be ostracized permanently by both parties.


9 posted on 01/04/2023 5:51:37 AM PST by Golden Eagle (The LGBT indoctrination agenda is designed to outlaw the Bible, and anyone who follows it.)
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To: Organic Panic

If McCarthy gave a damn about the Country and the GOP, instead of just himself, he would withdraw!


10 posted on 01/04/2023 5:52:30 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty (Ultra MAGA in Biden's Post Constitutional United Socialist States of Amerika!)
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To: Mr. K
... and many high-profile, self-described conservatives (Hewitt; Levin; et al.) are desperate -- truly desperate -- for this to end -- for McCarthy (RINO-California) to be enthroned as Speaker -- so as to get on with the "peoples' business" without any further delay.

No time for debate or reasoned discussion ... just do it!

Reasonable Questions: Why the mad dash to elect McCarthy? Isn't it better to hash this out before to avoid choosing wrongly ... a choice we will have to live with for two years?
Again, why the rush? It's only been a couple of days for heavens sake!

11 posted on 01/04/2023 5:56:12 AM PST by glennaro (Never give up ... never give in ... never surrender ... and enjoy every minute of doing so.)
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To: Red Badger
Why is Gaetz hitting on AOC?...........

From the looks of that pic and how she’s pointing down at her body I’d say she tracked him down and was freely offering herself up. He on the other hand looks a little dismissive.

12 posted on 01/04/2023 5:57:13 AM PST by Golden Eagle (The LGBT indoctrination agenda is designed to outlaw the Bible, and anyone who follows it.)
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To: Ann Archy
We need a MILITARY LEADER!! One who has FOUGHT the ENEMY!!

Sadly, the warriors in our military have been weeded out by Clinton, obama and Biden.

13 posted on 01/04/2023 5:57:25 AM PST by Salvey
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To: Red Badger

I think he was asking her out for dinner at a waffle house.


14 posted on 01/04/2023 5:57:42 AM PST by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!)
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To: Red Badger

Expecting some form of bipartisan vote from democrats is the most obtuse misreading of the democrat caucus that one could imagine. Anyone who even entertains the possibility is barking up the wrong tree. Democrats are loving this, laughing openly at the republicans, and so is most of the country. The odds they would step in to save republican bacon are zero.


15 posted on 01/04/2023 5:58:56 AM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: Salvey

NO...there are a LOT of them in Congress....Republicans of course! They need to step in and VOLUNTEER TO SAVE OUR COUNTRY ONE MORE TIME!


16 posted on 01/04/2023 5:59:21 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Red Badger

“Why is Gaetz hitting on AOC?”

Hes got a shot considering she’s married to captain white socks and birkenstocks 😏


17 posted on 01/04/2023 6:00:44 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Red Badger

Trust OCA…


18 posted on 01/04/2023 6:01:19 AM PST by silverleaf (“Freedom ultimately means the right of other people to do things that you disagree with”. T. Sowell )
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To: Red Badger

We had a saying in my old construction worker days anytime a woman was on the project.

Job p#$$×


19 posted on 01/04/2023 6:01:22 AM PST by shotgun
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To: Red Badger
Why is Gaetz hitting on AOC?.................

Boobies. One of men's three true weaknesses.

20 posted on 01/04/2023 6:01:51 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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